Eagles Grounded! Guinea-Bissau Hand Nigeria Heavy 3–0 Defeat

Nigeria’s Super Eagles suffered a painful setback in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, losing 3–0 to Guinea-Bissau in Bissau on Tuesday, September 29.

Franculino Djú opened the scoring before Mama Baldé doubled the hosts’ advantage after the interval. Álvaro Djaló completed the defeat with a late third goal.

Eric Chelle’s team arrived after a 2–1 opening victory over Madagascar, but could not find the same response against a confident Guinea-Bissau side.

Nigeria struggled to turn attacking possession into clear chances, while the hosts punished defensive weaknesses with decisive finishing.

The result leaves the Super Eagles on three points from two matches, with Guinea-Bissau collecting six. Chelle now faces the task of restoring confidence and correcting the lapses before Nigeria’s next qualifying fixtures.